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Key research themes
1. How do thermal and structural behaviors influence the performance and safety of disc brakes during braking events?
This research area focuses on understanding the transient thermal and mechanical responses of disc brake components under realistic braking conditions, to prevent failures such as thermal cracking, deformation, and brake fade, thereby ensuring reliable performance and vehicle safety.
Key finding: Using coupled thermal-structural finite element analysis with ANSYS, this study quantified disc temperature rise, Von Mises stress, structural deformation, and contact pressure during a single stop event, revealing that high... Read more
Key finding: Through 3D finite element simulations incorporating transient temperature fields, the study showed that maximum equivalent Huber-Mises stresses and thermal fatigue criticalities occur in regions with non-uniform heating,... Read more
Key finding: This work established a 3D thermo-mechanical coupling finite element model including bolted joints and contact nonlinearities, validated against full-scale bench tests for emergency braking from 300 km/h, demonstrating peak... Read more
Key finding: Finite element analyses under various braking conditions established that optimized material selection and geometric parameters (like flange width and wall thickness) reduce temperature gradients, thermal deformation, and von... Read more
Key finding: By integrating mathematical dynamics, kinetics, and finite element analysis using SolidWorks Simulation, this study demonstrated that brake disc geometry and ventilation channel design critically affect heat dissipation and... Read more
2. What are the effects of friction material properties and sliding speed on brake noise phenomena such as stick-slip in disc brakes?
This theme investigates the tribological behavior of brake pad and disc friction materials at low and very low sliding speeds, particularly addressing the stick-slip phenomenon that causes self-induced vibrations and noise (e.g., squeal, judder), which impacts driver comfort and system durability.
Key finding: Experimental tests on dedicated low-speed tribometers and theoretical modeling revealed that stick-slip vibrations occur when the static friction coefficient exceeds the kinetic one, causing parasitic oscillations in... Read more
3. How do brake disc geometry and ventilation design affect convective heat transfer and thermal uniformity during braking?
This area focuses on analyzing fluid flow and heat transfer mechanisms inside ventilated disc brakes, evaluating how vane configurations, number of vanes, and internal secondary flows influence cooling effectiveness, overall temperature distribution, and hence thermal distortion and component wear.
Key finding: This experimental study demonstrated that increasing the number of radial vanes from 36 to 72 enhances secondary flow mixing, leading to improved convective heat transfer and more uniform temperature distribution on internal... Read more
Key finding: Complementing thermal analyses, the study highlighted that brake disc geometry, especially ventilation channel shape and distribution, critically modulate air flow over and through the discs, improving heat dissipation and... Read more
4. What are the failure modes and safety critical factors for drum brake systems in motor vehicles?
This theme addresses the reliability and safety analysis of drum brake components through fault tree and failure modes, effects, and criticality analyses (FTA, FMECA), identifying common failure causes and their implications for vehicle safety and brake system maintenance.
Key finding: Application of FTA and FMECA methods on drum brake systems in commercial vehicles revealed causal relationships among events leading to brake performance reduction or failure, establishing critical components that... Read more
5. How do eddy current brake discs generate heat, and what is their potential as a backup braking system in vehicles?
This research investigates heat generation mechanisms in unipolar axial eddy current brake discs using finite element modeling and experiments to evaluate braking performance considering thermal effects, informing their viability as supplemental or backup braking solutions especially in electric or hybrid vehicles.
Key finding: Through combined FEM modeling and experimental validation, the study quantified heat generation in eddy current brakes, highlighting that overheating reduces braking efficiency and component life; findings support the... Read more
6. How do cooling groove designs in drum brake drums affect braking temperature and stopping distance on motorcycles?
This area experimentally evaluates how modifications to brake drum geometry, specifically the addition of slant or straight cooling grooves, influence heat dissipation, braking temperatures, and stopping distances, which directly affect brake performance and vehicle safety in motorcycle applications.
Key finding: Experimental results showed that brake drums with straight cooling grooves significantly lower brake drum temperatures and reduce stopping distances compared to standard and slant-grooved drums across speeds from 20 to 60... Read more